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US death toll from vaping-related illness hits 12

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Twelve people in the United States have died from vaping-related illness, health officials said on…

N.Korea praises Trump, hopes for progress towards summit

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea on Friday praised US President Donald Trump as "different from his predecessors" as…

Texas executes man for murdering family

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Texas on Wednesday executed a man who murdered three family members, following a trial in…

Trump announces ‘first stage’ of ‘phenomenal’ Japan trade deal

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that the initial stage of a new…

Trump calls Democratic impeachment inquiry a ‘joke’

by Sebastian Smith / with Paul Handley in Washington NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A downbeat Donald Trump on…

US stocks rise, pound falls as markets weigh impeachment, trade

by John BIERS NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Wall Street stocks rallied Wednesday following upbeat comments from Donald Trump…

Facebook exempts political speech from fact-checking

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook will not fact-check the statements politicians post to the site, the social network…

First Arab set for ISS says voyage will make ‘history’

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The Emirati astronaut who will make history by becoming the first Arab on the International Space…

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, tepid no more on Trump impeachment

by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Nancy Pelosi, already the most powerful woman in US political history, has…

Macron: ‘lost opportunity’ if Trump, Rouhani don’t meet

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron said that this week's UN summit would be a "lost…

Hong Kong protesters optimistic on US rights legislation

by Ian Timberlake WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Prominent Hong Kong protesters expressed optimism Saturday that US legislators will pass…

US emphasizes diplomacy in standoff with Iran

by Jim MANNION The United States said Sunday it will make its case against Iran at the United Nations this…

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